With Alex Brodie and John Humphrys.
7.25, 8.25 Sports News
7.45 Thought for the Day With Roy Jenkins.
Part 3.
For details see Monday
With Libby Purves and guests. Producer Ronni Davis
The news of 50 years ago today, with Geoffrey Wheeler. Civil disturbances continue in India, and an English MP is accused of improperly using his powers to get more biscuits for a constituent.
Introduced by Jenni Murray. Serial: Larry's Party. Part 2.
For details see Monday and yesterday
Repeated from Sunday 2pm
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With Lesley Riddoch.
A six-part comedy drama by Kate Brooke and Sally Phillips. 5: The protestors lose the court case and the road is to go ahead. George and Hermione hatch a plan to steal a rare stuffed owl and place it in the woods. with Alan Francis , Sally Phillips. Elliott Nicholls and Chris Pavlo. Producer Jane Berthoud
With Nick Clarke.
Repeated from yesterday 7.05pm
A three-part drama by Barbara Clegg and Olwen Wymark. 1: Battle Cry
When someone is accidentally killed in re-enacting a medieval battle,
Thackeray is pulled in to investigate. with Melanie Walters. James Greene , Richard Lomas , Charlotte Bird , Howell Evans , Terry Dauncey and Gwyn Vaughan Jones Director Alison Hindell
Ten views of life in this century.
9: In the Tree House. Ten-year-old
Cian and his best friends leave their playground for a little reflection on life, love, power and promise.
Producers Piers Plowright and Pam Wardell
Introduced by Daire Brehan.
Paul Allen sees the film version of the successful play by John Byrne , The Slab Boys, and a new comedy directed by Alan Ayckbourn. Producer John Goudie
Revised repeat at 9.30pm
By Beatrice Colin , read by Hilary Neville. Frantic journalists develop a taste for blood at a Paris fashion event.
Producer Bruce Young
With Chris Lowe.
Repeated from Monday 12.25pm
Debbie takes decisive action. Repeated tomorrow 1.40pm
1: The Road to Byzantium
In November 1095, Pope Urban II launched the First Crusade.
Fazlun Khalid , a Muslim, and Martin Palmer , a Christian, follow the first part of the crusaders' route, and reflect on the bloody expedition to establish Christianity.
Producer Norman Winter Repeat
A series of six readings exploring the joys and woes of earning a daily crust. 4: The Job, by Sinclair Lewis. Una embarks on office life in New York in the thirties. Read by Barbara Barnes. Producer Lizzie Davies
Paul Allen explores the drama of domestic life played out in the kitchen, a site of class conflict and uncontrolled passion. From
"kitchen-sink drama" to the "Aga saga", it is a room that mirrors the social changes of the century and has become a star of film and fiction. With confessions from designer Stephen Bayley , critic Michael Billington and performer Bobbie Baker. Producer Abigail Appleton
An eight-part series on the environment. 6: Aid. The promise by the British government to decouple aid payments from tied business deals was widely welcomed by all environmental organisations. Jeremy Cherfas looks at the power of the World Bank, the future of British Aid and the environmental consequences of misdirected money. Producer Hugh O'Donnell Repeated Sunday 9.30pm
Revised repeat from 4.05pm
With Allan Little.
MIDNIGHT'S LEGACY
By Salman Rushdie. Part 13. For details see Monday
Ed Asner presents this documentary which looks at the world's longest-running comedy company, The
Second City. Based in Chicago and founded in 1959, the Second City has had a major influence on the development of comedy in modern America, with some of the best comedians coming up through its ranks, most notably Alan Alda , John and Jim Belushi , John Candy , Valerie Harper , Bill Murray and Joan Rivers. Written by Judith Kampfner Producer Maria Esposito
By Peter Hoeg. Part 3. For details see Monday
